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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
While pan India Advocacy and Media campaign is implemented under the BBBP scheme, 405 districts have been identified for Multi Sectoral interventions.
As per the evaluation report of NITI Aayog, the scheme has been able to generate significant mass- mobilisation to eliminate gender discrimination and the scheme has also been able to develop many good practices and community-level initiatives.
BBBP aims to address the issues of declining Child Sex Ratio  and enabling Girl Child Education. As per the latest available report of Health Management Information System  of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, an improving trend of 16 points at National level from 918  to 934  has been observed. The State/UT wise SRB of 2014-15 and 2019-20 is at Annexure-I.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Improving Irrigation
As per the latest available information provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, in the year 2018-19, against total agricultural land of 1,80,888 thousand hectares, the cultivated land in the country was 1,53,888 thousand hectare, out of which net 71,554 thousand hectares was irrigated.
Water being a State subject, it is for the State Governments to take up projects for providing irrigation in rain-fed regions under their jurisdiction. Role of Government of India is limited to being catalytic, providing technical support and in some cases partial financial assistance in terms with the existing schemes under implementation.
A centrally sponsored scheme, namely Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana , was launched during the year 2015-16, with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.
PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, inter alia consisting of two major components implemented by Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme , and Har Khet Ko Pani . HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components, being Command Area Development & Water Management , Surface Minor Irrigation , Repair, Renovation and Restoration  of Water Bodies, and Ground Water  Development component. In addition, PMKSY has Watershed Development  component being implemented by Department of Land Resources. Further, during the years 2015-22, Per Drop More Crop  component was being implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under PMKSY, which has now been taken up under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana .
Extension of PMKSY for 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been approved with an overall outlay of Rs. 93,068.56 crore . Component-wise details for the central assistance part are as given below:
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Component
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Total 
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AIBP and CAD&WM
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23,918
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HKKP 
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4,580
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HKKP  
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822
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WD
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8,134
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Grand Total
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37,454
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Embargo lifted on grant of Government Business to Private Banks
The Government has lifted the embargo on private sector banks  for the conduct of Government-related banking transactions such as taxes and other revenue payment facilities, pension payments, small savings schemes, etc. This step is expected to further enhance customer convenience, spur competition and higher efficiency in the standards of customer services. Private sector banks, which are at the forefront of imbibing and implementing latest technology and innovation in banking, will now be equal partners in development of the Indian economy and in furthering the social sector initiatives of the Government.
With the lifting of the embargo, there is now no bar on RBI for authorization of private sector banks  for Government business, including Government agency business. The Government has conveyed its decision to RBI.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development directs state governments to ensure registration of all child care institutions and linking to CARA within the next one month.
The Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has directed state governments to ensure that all the child care institutions should be registered and linked to CARA within the next one month.
Taking cognizance of the recent cases of illegal adoptions carried out by Missionaries of Charity in Jharkhand, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has instructed the states to get child care homes run by Missionaries of Charity all over the country inspected immediately.
The mandatory registration of CCIs and linking to Central Adoption Resource Authority  has been provided in Juvenile Justice  Act, 2015 which came into force more than two years ago but some orphanages had challenged the validity of this clause. The Supreme Court has since dismissed the petitions and has upheld the validity, vide their order of December, 2017. Since then, approximately 2300 child care institutions have been linked to CARA and about 4000 are still pending for linkage. Minister has also expressed displeasure that even the 2300 institutions that have been linked to CARA, the children available in these institutions have still not been brought into on the adoption system. The Minister is expected to take this issue very strongly in the meeting of the WCD Ministers of States scheduled to be held on 17.7.2018.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles passing away of Shri Laxman Jagtap, MLA in Maharashtra Assembly
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief after the passing away of Shri Laxman Jagtap, MLA in the Maharashtra Assembly.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Pained by the passing away of MLA in the Maharashtra Assembly Shri Laxman Jagtap Ji. He made a great contribution to public welfare and for the development of Pune and the surrounding areas. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti.”
Ministry of Finance
Life Insurance Corporation of India, Goa Division handed over a Mobile Van for Cancer Patients to NGO “Sanjeevani- Life Beyond Cancer”
Panaji, 16 August 2021
As a part of CSR initiative, the Golden Jubilee Foundation of the LIC of India, Goa Division has sponsored Mobile Van to “Sanjeevani- Life Beyond Cancer”, a Non Profit Organisation devoted to enriching the lives of Cancer patients and raising the bar of cancer care in India. The handing over ceremony of the mobile van was done at the hands of Shri C. Vikas Rao. Zonal Manager of Western Zonal Office, LIC Of India today at the Hotel Taj Vivanta, Panaji.
Cancer is a disease which is on the rise in India and awareness of the same is very important in order to take timely treatment as the same is curable at an Early stage. LIC has in its bouquet of plans Cancer Cover Policy and recently launched Aarogya Rakshak policy in the Health Insurance basket.
LIC Goa Division under Western Zone was Number One in Single Premium growth of 73.27% and in First Year Premium Income growth of 36.76% as on 31st March 2021. In this challenging times of COVID-19, LIC has taken a special task to reach out to maximum prospects and provide them the protection of life insurance. For this ANANDA online app has been introduced for purchase of Insurance policies wherein any person can buy life insurance without visiting the LIC office. E policy is directly received in the email of the policyholder.
LIC Western Zone under the leadership of Shri C. Vikas Rao has launched a unique initiative named “HAMARA PARIWAR – LIC BIMA PARIWAR” to provide insurance to the family and thus increase the Insurance Cover among the general public. Under the scheme, any family that takes insurance policies from LIC on three members will be honoured with a certificate of appreciation and photo frame.
LIC has introduced BIMA GRAM initiative to spread the awareness of Life Insurance and incentivize the Village Panchayats. In the reducing interest rate scenario, LIC has a basket full of very attractive plans which offer all the benefits that a prospective buyer may be looking for, including – “Life Insurance, Pension, Health Insurance, Micro Insurance, Liquidity, Tax benefit and returns”.
Photo caption- Shri C Vikas Rao, Zonal Manager, western Zone, handing to the officials of “Sanjeevani –Life Beyond Cancer, in presence of Shri J. Tolia, Regional Manager , Western Zone, Shri Sanjay Dayal, Sr Divisional Manager, Ms Neeta Menghani, Marketing Manager & other LIC OfficialsV.Kumar/S.Thakur/D.Rane
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Prime Minister's Office
Happy to see Meghalaya’s Pineapples receiving the recognition they deserve both domestically and internationally: Prime Minister
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that he is happy to see Meghalaya’s Pineapples receiving the recognition they deserve both domestically and internationally.
In response to X thread of Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri K Sangma about Pineapple Festival at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, Prime Minister said;
“Happy to see Meghalaya’s Pineapples receiving the recognition they deserve both domestically and internationally. Such endeavors not only celebrate our diverse agricultural heritage but also empower our farmers.”
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘5.63% GS 2026’,  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bond 2033’,  ‘6.64% GS 2035’, and  ‘6.67% GS 2050’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  ‘5.63% Government Security, 2026’ for a notified amount of Rs 11,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2033’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method  ‘6.64% Government Security, 2035’ for a notified amount of Rs 10,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method, and  ‘6.67% Government Security, 2050’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 8,000 crore against the above Security/Securities. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on Friday i.e. July 30, 2021.
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on July 30, 2021. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on July 30, 2021  and payment by successful bidders will be on August 02, 2021 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
56,368 New Houses approved under PMAY
53rd meeting of central sanctioning and monitoring committee held
“Let’s Get into the Mode of Implementation and Execution” : Durga Shanker Mishra
Construction of 56,368 houses have been approved under PMAY-U at 53rd Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee Meeting held here last evening. These houses are proposed to be constructed under various verticals of PMAY-U Mission. A total of 11 States/UTs attended the meeting.
Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs , said, “Let’s get into the mode of implementation and execution.” He urged the States/UTs to ensure 100% completion and delivery of PMAY-U houses to all its eligible beneficiaries within the Mission period. The participating States/UTs were also directed to use the online mechanism  for proper implementation and monitoring of the Mission.
The progress of Light House Projects  and Demonstration Housing Projects  was also reviewed by Secretary, MoHUA. The foundation stones of the LHPs were laid by Hon’ble Prime Minister on January 1, 2021. The houses under LHPs are being constructed at Lucknow, Ranchi, Rajkot, Agartala, Chennai and Indore. To promote these LHP sites as Live Laboratories for transfer of technology to the field, the Ministry has initiated an Online Enrolment Drive for Technograhis to encourage large scale citizen participation and create technical awareness, on-site learning, find ideas for solutions, experimentation and encouraging innovation.
Secretary, MoHUA, further spoke about how the Mission is promoting women empowerment by allotting houses in the name of women beneficiaries or joint ownership. He categorically asked the States/UTs to comply by the advisory issued by the Ministry at every level, primarily ensuring that the woman beneficiary’s name is mentioned on the nameplate of their PMAY-U house.
With the vision of ‘Housing for All’, the emphasis has been to accelerate construction, completion and delivery of houses across the country. MoHUA is committed to provide pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries of Urban India by 2022 when the Nation celebrates 75 years of Independence.
- Construction of PMAY-U houses are in various stages. As of now, more than 73 Lakh houses have been grounded and nearly 43 Lakh have been completed.
Ministry of Education
G20 University Connect programme at Sikkim University
India took over the year- long G20 presidency officially on 1st December 2022 which will continue till 30th November 2023. Outlining key themes and priorities of India’s presidency, PM Modi underlined that the G20 has to convey a strong message in favour of peace and harmony and stressed that without peace and security future generations will not be able to take advantage of economic growth or technological innovation.
As part of the G20, University Connect programme- engaging young minds Lecture Series was organized on 28th August, 2023 at Sikkim University in association with Ministry of External Affairs and research and Information System for Developing Countries . The Chief Guest for the programme was Ambassador Preeti Saran, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. Ambassador Saran delivered a special lecture on India G20 priorities. In her lecture Smt. Saran highlighted on the relations that India shares with other nations and also on the possibilities of India emerging as a super power. Professor Chintamani Mohapatra, founder and Honourary Chairman, Kalinga Institute of Indo- Pacific Studies, Bhuvneshwar was also present as special guest and delivered a special lecture where he highlighted on the various initiatives that India has take to emerge as a global leader on various fronts. He also mentioned that India is being looked upon as a leader in the advocacy of hope, harmony and peace.
Various pre- event activities- debate, essay writing, quiz and poster making competitions were held in the University between 14th August 2023 and 18th August 2023. Students from Sikkim University, SRM University, Tadong College, Government Law College, Burtuk participated in the events. Prizes to the winners and participants were handed over at the end of the lecture series.
Vice- Chancellor Prof. Avinash Khare in his address mentioned that G20 will also be an opportunity to showcase India in all its glory and diversity as it scales new heights of excellence in every area ranging from economic progress to science and technology, space, innovation and start- ups.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Mumbai
Income Tax Department carried out a search operation on 08.03.2022 on a cable operator of Mumbai, a State Govt employee and the businesses related to him. A total of 26 premises spread over Mumbai, Pune, Sangli and Ratnagiri were covered.
During the search, it was found that a parcel of land at Dapoli was purchased by a prominent politician of Maharashtra in 2017 for a consideration of Rs. 1 crore but it was got registered in 2019. This land was subsequently sold to one of the persons covered in the search action in 2020 for a consideration of Rs. 1.10 crore. In between, a resort was built on the same land from 2017 to 2020. By the time the parcel of land was registered in the name of the said politician, substantial construction of the resort was completed. Later, the resort was almost complete when the property was sold by the politician to the cable operator in 2020. It transpires that the relevant facts about the construction of the resort were not intimated to the Registration authorities and accordingly, the stamp duty was paid only for the registration of the land on both the occasions i.e. in 2019 and in 2020. Evidence found during the search has revealed that the construction of the resort started in 2017 and more than Rs. 6 crore was spent in cash on construction of the resort. Cost of construction of the same has not been accounted for either by the person searched or the politician in their books of account.
Search in the case of the State Government official has revealed that he, his family members and relatives have amassed huge wealth in the form of properties at prime localities at Pune, Sangli and Baramati, over a period of last ten years. The family owns one bungalow and one farm house in Pune, one lavish farm house in Tasgaon, two bungalows in Sangli, two commercial complexes having Tanishq and Carat lane showrooms, five flats in different locations of Pune, one flat in Navi Mumbai, vacant plots in Sangli, Baramati, Pune and more than 100 acres of agricultural land acquired during the past seven years. Detailed examination of sources of acquisition of the properties and the amounts spent on the lavish interiors of shops and bungalows is under progress. The family owns many businesses including showrooms of electronic products, Tanishq showrooms, civil construction business, real estate and pipe manufacturing business.
It is found that the construction business, being run by the relatives of the employee, received many contracts from the State Govt. Search operation has also unearthed evidences of inflation of contract expenses through bogus purchase and bogus sub-contracts aggregating to Rs. 27 crore. Evidence regarding unaccounted cash receipt of Rs. 2 crore in sale of land at Baramati has also been detected. Further investigation with regard to the tax evasion in construction business, is under progress.
As a result of the search action, cash of Rs. 66 lakh has been seized. Digital data and documentary evidence seized during search operation is being further analyzed and further investigations are in progress.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
World's first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier “Bahu Balli” installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbh, Maharashtra
An extraordinary accomplishment towards achieving AatmanirbharBharat has been made with the development of the world's first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier which has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway,Vidarbh, Maharashtra.
This Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been christened Bahu Balli, underwent rigorous testing at various government-run institutions such as the National Automotive Test Tracks  in Pithampur, Indore and was rated as Class 1 during the Fire Rating Test conducted at the Central Building Research Institute  in Roorkee. Additionally, it has also been accredited by the Indian Road Congress. The recycling value of the bamboo barrier is 50-70% whereas that of steel barriers is 30-50%.
The bamboo species used in the making of this barrier is Bambusa Balcoa, which has been treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High-Density Poly Ethylene . This achievement is remarkable for the bamboo sector and India as a whole, as this crash barrier offers a perfect alternative to steel and addresses environmental concerns and their aftermath. Furthermore, it is a rural and agriculture-friendly industry in itself making it an even more significant milestone.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 179.53 Cr
More than 18.23 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.70%
4,184 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 44,488
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.58%
With the administration of more than 18.23 lakh Doses  vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 179.53 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 2,09,22,227 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,02,375
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2nd Dose
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99,80,218
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Precaution Dose
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42,79,747
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,11,037
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2nd Dose
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1,74,68,936
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Precaution Dose
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64,77,578
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,56,54,876
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2nd Dose
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3,24,98,481
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,29,72,639
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2nd Dose
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45,25,52,270
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,24,67,568
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2nd Dose
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18,20,74,949
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,65,52,468
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2nd Dose
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11,33,93,853
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Precaution Dose
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1,02,08,654
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Precaution Dose
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2,09,65,979
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Total
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1,79,53,95,649
6,554 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,24,20,120.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.70%.
4,184 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 44,488. Active cases constitute 0.10% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 8,73,974 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 77.60 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.58% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.48%.
Ministry of Finance
Mumbai Customs Zone-I destroys drugs worth 128.47 kgs by way of incineration
Mumbai, 19 July 2023
Mumbai Customs Zone-I constituted a Drug Destruction Committee which on 19.07.2023, destroyed 128.47 kgs of drugs such as Heroin , Cocaine , MDMA , Marijuana , Amphetamine  etc. valued at about 865 Crore rupees  by way of incineration held at Common Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage & Disposal Facility , MWML, Taloja, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
This is the second such destruction in this year, first being on 02.03.2023 of 61.585 kg of drugs valued at approximately 240 crore rupees in the illicit market.
These drugs have been seized by various agencies like Postal Appraisal Section , Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch  and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence . Mumbai Customs is committed to ensure strict law enforcement against illicit trafficking of NDPS substances to secure our citizens a safe and healthy life.PIB Mumbai | JPS/ NJ / DR
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